Angel thunder: the world's premier personnel recovery exercise

摘要

THE US DEPARTMENT of Defense (DoD) has established how the military executes so-called Personnel Recovery (PR) operations, clearly defining PR as 'One of the highest priorities of the Department of Defense', and a discipline that needs to be rehearsed as an integral part of operational planning, training and exercise programmes. The success of any given PR is dependent upon rigorous training at all levels, including initial qualification training, mission qualification, currency requirements, upgrade training, proficiency, specialised mission certification training, threat training and specialised training.